Improved machine for scouring-, blacking, and finishing leather



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I. W. RUST. MACHINE FOR SCOURING, BLAGKING, AND FINISHING LEATHER.

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G, BLAGKING, AND FINISHING LEATHER.

Patented Nov. 10, 1868.

MACHINE FUR SGOURIN No. 84,001,

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P, W. RUST. MAGEINE FOR SOOURING, BLAGKING, AND FINISHING LEATHER. No. 84,001. Patented N0v.,10, 1868.

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F.- W. RUST. MACHINE FOR $GOURING, BLAGKING, AND FINISHING LEATHER. No. 84,001. Patented Nov. 10, 1868.

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. F. W. RUST, MACHINE FOR scommm, BLAOKING, AND FINISHING LEATHER.

Patented Nov. 10, 1868.

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F; WILLIAM RUST, OF UMATILLA, OREGON, ASSIGNOR TO HIM SELF, A. E. ROGERS, AND C. GIBBS.

Letters Patent No. 84,001, dated November 10, 1868.

IMPROVED MACHINE FOR SCOURING, BLAGKING, AND FINISHING LEATHER.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all it may concern.-

Be it known that I, F. WILLIAM RUST, of Umatilla, Umatilla county, and State of Oregon, have invented anew and useful Machine for Securing, Blacking, Setting, and Finishing Leather, called Rusts Securing and Finishing-Machine for'Leather, and I do. hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had tothe annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, in which-- No. l is a longitudinal elevation.

No. 2 is a top plan view.

No. 3 is an end elevation.

No. 4 is a perspective view.

No. 5 is a perspective view of Figure 1, edge View of. Figure 2, and Figure 3 is a lower surface view of the movable table.

Similar letters, wherever they occur on the drawing, indicate corresponding parts.

The invention consists-in the construction of a machine by which leather can be easily scoured, blacked, and finished, after it has been tanned. To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

The table and posts in the drawing, represented by the letters A A in the diagrams, are no part of the invention, and are used here to represent the working of the machinery, which may be set up 'inany shape,

according to the size and construction of the shop.

It will be seen, by reference to Nos. 1, '3, 4, and 5, that I construct a movable table, lettered B, which may be worked upon the top of an ordinary table used by tanners.

It is constructed of any convenient size, sufliciently large to receive a side of leather on the top, by inserting rollers or globular balls into the bottom of the movabletable, leaving asufiicient part oft-he balls or rollers exposed to, give the movable table as easy motion in any direction over a common tanners table.

The halls are designated by the letter O. The movable table is constructed of hard wood, in which the balls are partially embedded, and then suiiicient-ly covered by sheet-iron or brass to keep them in their places.

After the unfinished leather is placed on the table, it is scoured, set, blacked, and finished, by means of the apparatus represented by fig. 1, on diagram No. 5, and also similar apparatus shown in Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4.

The letter 1) represents the driving-wheel, and E the driving-shaft and crank. The letters F F represent the cross-heads, which are attached to the connection-rod, which con uccts the crank and driving-shaft E. Through these cross-heads there are holes, which admit and easily move up and 'down upon the movable rods lettered G;

These rods may be covered with coiled-wire springs, and are attached at the bottom to the rubbing-blocks H, and at the top to the raising-levers I, as shown on fig. 1 of diagram No. 5.

These levers may also be raised bymeaus .ofthu'mbscrews, as shown on the other diagrams.

The object of these movable, levers i's'to raise or lower the rubbing-blocks H to suit the thickness of the leather, and also to work one or more. rubbing- .blocks at a time.

Each of the rubbing-blocks H is intended to be made separate, and have a lever, 1, attached, to raise and lower the same at will.

The rubbing-blocks H are constructed with a groove, J, in which may be inserted either a scouring-stone or glass slicker. 7

Also there is attached to each of the rubbing-blooks H, by means of a dovetail-fastening, a brush, K, for removing light obstructions, and spreading the blacking on theleather. 1

These brushes can easily be removed or attached, as occasion may require. Also, scrapers and slickers may be attached in the same manner.

The cross-heads F- F and the rubbing-blocks H are suspended on a pendulum, lettered L. This pendulum, L, is constructed with a joint or hinge, lettered M, which permits an oscillating motion, and also connects with a cross-head, lettered N, which rests upon two springs of coiled-wire, lettered 0. These springs of coiled wire rest upon cross-heads connecting with the upper framc-work of the machine, and through which there is a hole, through which the upper part of the pendulum moves.

The upper end of the pendulum connects with and is fastened to the lei'er, lettered P, upon which the weight, lettered Q, is placed, by means of which the pressure upon the leather can be increased or diminishcd.-

For the purpose of blacking leather, the pendulum, lettered L, is made hollow, so as to admit the blacking when properly mixed, at the opening on the pendulum, lettered R. By means of the gauge-cock, lettered S, the quantity of blacking required is allowed to descend into the horizontal cylinder attachedto the lower end of the pendulum, and designated on the diagrams Nos. 1, 4, and 5, by letter T. The under side of the horizontal cylinder, T, is perforated with holes, through which the blacking is allowed to fall upon the leather, as-shown on fig. 3, diagramNo. 2. After the blacking falls upon the leather, it is more freely distributed over the leather by means of the brushes, lettered K. v

It will be observed that the rubbhig-blocks H are attached to the pendulum by hinges, and that any required number of rubbing-blocks may be attached to the machine.

I am aware that friction-balls have been used in cast crs for furniture, and also in leather-scouring table's,

in whieh the balls were placed loosely in cups in the frame, with the boa-rd or platform laid on thennnnd thereiore I do not claim either of these; but having thus fully described the construction and workin as of my invention,

\Vhut I claim as new, and for which I claim Letters Patent, is v 1. The scouring-blocks H, hinged to the pendulumrod, and held in place by rods, G, working through the cross-heads F, and provided with springs, substantially as described.

2. The hinged levers I, attached to the swinging frame, and m'mnged to operate or adjust the scouringblook H, substantially as set forth.

3. Suspendin g the seeming-apparatus upon a yielding support, and providing it with-:1; lever and weight, arran ed substantially as described, for the purpose of adjus ing the seminars to the thickness of the leather in any desired direction, while the machine is in operation.

F. WILLIAM RUST. Witnesses:

J. W. GLAWSON, O. P. MASON. 

